nov 9, 1938 - 9th November 1938 - Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)
- Start of organised violence against Jewish people.
- German diplomat died at the hands of a Polish Jew, Germans wanted revenge.
- SS attacked 7,500 Jewish homes, businesses and synagouges.
- SS rounded up 30,000 Jewish, detained them in concentration camps.
- 91 Jewish killed and 1,000 died in prison/concentration camps.
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- Start of organised violence against Jewish people.
- German diplomat died at the hands of a Polish Jew, Germans wanted revenge.
- SS attacked 7,500 Jewish homes, businesses and synagouges.
- SS rounded up 30,000 Jewish, detained them in concentration camps.
- 91 Jewish killed and 1,000 died in prison/concentration camps.
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